Druze: Quick Facts

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News •

Druze seeking to enter Israel from Syria for medical treatment, Immigration Authority head says • Nov. 9, 2026, 12:13 PM ET (Jerusalem Post)

Anti-Druze hate doubles after elections, spread by pro-government accounts • Nov. 8, 2026, 9:55 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

Tom Barrack's Syria drug claims spark outrage among the Druze • Oct. 25, 2026, 12:40 PM ET (Jerusalem Post)

Israel warns Syria against renewed attacks on Druze as Israel Air Force steps up activity • Oct. 25, 2026, 4:03 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

Syria fears Israeli-backed Druze attack as Sweida tensions rise • Oct. 19, 2026, 2:29 PM ET (Jerusalem Post)

Facts

Also Known As	Darazi • Druse • Durūz
Areas Of Involvement	ʿuqqāl • al-ḥudūd

Photos

Three Druze women wearing white headscarves and black dresses sit on a peach-colored sofa in Daliyat al-Karmel, Israel. The woman in the center holds a wooden cane.

On Mount Hermon

Six Druze men wearing traditional white caps and dark clothing stand together outdoors in front of a stone wall in Majdal Shams, Golan Heights.

Map showing the location of Mount al-Duruz, labeled as Jabal Druze, in southern Syria near the border with Jordan. The map includes surrounding countries such as Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Turkey, and Cyprus, and marks the Syrian capital, Damascus, for reference.

The Druze revolt

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